Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
If you've been holding off on buying Civilization V in the hopes of snagging all of the released content in one package, your day has finally arrived. Civilization V: Gold Edition includes the Gods & Kings expansion, along with all of the map, civilization, and scenario packs
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Nuclear Dawn update 6.9.3 - Fixed compass directions on Coast. - Fixed crash or hang on startup when subscribed to Workshop maps that become unavailable (removed, hidden by author). - Fixed exploit that could allow commanders to become invulnerable. - Fixed a case where explosion
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In a first for the company, Valve let go an unspecified number of employees across multiple teams including hardware and Android development, according to a report by Gamasutra. Valve hasn't released official word on the number of departures or how this affects its Steam Box proj
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Damn, Crysis 3. You lookin' gooood. No but seriously though: while the point of the game is to have the protagonist—Prophet—prevent the 'end of days,' when the end of the world looks as great as it does in this trailer, would you even want to, really? Can't we just... marvel at t
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Brutal Legend is now available for pre-purchase on Steam and is 25% off! Additionally, you'll receive access to the multiplayer beta! Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, Brutal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral combat with open-
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Aliens: Colonial Marines is a bad game, by most accounts. Reviewers have almost all trashed it , fans don't seem to like it, and the final product looks nothing like the impressive demo that developer Gearbox showed last year . So how did it happen? Although the full picture isn'
Read articleBy almost all accounts, Aliens: Colonial Maries isn't a good game . Patricia certainly didn't care for it , saying that "it was literally a pain just to get through." But hey, it happens. Sometimes, for various reasons, video games aren't as good as the people who made them wante
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My absolute favorite thing in the world is when games existences somehow mirror their names. Seriously. I have very few other interests. I’m an incredibly boring person. But anyway, just as Duke Nukem Forever took forever to come out, Call of Duty is nothing if not dutiful in its
Read articleNot that they all agree, oh no. To call Aliens: Colonial Marines divisive would be an understatement. Reactions have ranged from disgust and feelings of betrayal, to indifference, and sometimes even awe and affection. A lot of them think that there's more polish to Colonial Marin
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam, Pre-Purchase Now and receive a free copy of Sniper Ghost Warrior Gold Edition and the exclusive MK 14 EBR Rifle! Already own Sniper Ghost Warrior Gold Edition? Gift it to a friend. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 promise
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The Law Enforcer Pack , all new content for Sleeping Dogs is Now Available on Steam! The Law Enforcer Pack grants you ultimate access to everything the HKPD has to offer, including the SWAT Tactical Uniform, the Crime Scene Investigator outfit complete with a nightstick baton), p
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I am in tears. I'm shedding actual tears here. Actual tears of laughter. Bear in mind that I'm Scottish and this is how I speak when I go home and I don't have to worry about people understanding what I say. Underneath this genuinely incisive review is some of the best Scottish p
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The concept of distributing a game for no cost, once the domain of Facebook app-clones and mobile platforms, has quickly become commonplace in PC gaming. We've all seen clear evidence of such a phenomena, from the lessened emphasis on subscription models in MMOs to the availabili
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Player-directed love stories are typically accomplished with "romance options." The options are characters, and in the mechanic's simplest form, if you do and say the right things to an eligible character, he, she, or Asari will fall in love, bed, or both. But can love—and more i
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Titan Books has got together with Electronic Arts to release an art book that celebrates the work not just of the team behind the recently-released Dead Space 3 , but of the entire series. The Art of Dead Space , a 300-page, hardcover book, has art from the entire franchise. So n
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March of the Eagles is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and is 10% off! As a special offer, all pre-orders include a copy of Sengoku! The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in Eu
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We have released an update to the beta for both games, fixes include: Enabled fully localized chat in Counter-Strike 1.6 Made keypad enter key submit a command in the game console Fixed extra keys causing the console to toggle when using a non-QWERTY keyboard Fixed maps list in N
Read articleWe have released an update to the beta for both games, fixes include: Enabled fully localized chat in Counter-Strike 1.6 Made keypad enter key submit a command in the game console Fixed extra keys causing the console to toggle when using a non-QWERTY keyboard Fixed maps list in N
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BioShock Infinite breaks through its cloud cover and skydives onto your computer on March 26, a date that will also mark the end of a turbulent journey of repeated delays, box art quibbles, and staffing woes. In an interview with OPM, Irrational boss Ken Levine comments on previo
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